Nigerian Idol Contestants' Creativity Put To Test

One of the sponsors of the Nigerian Idol, Pepsi, had a day out with contestants of the competition, which started quite early with a gym session at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island.

While still at the gym, they were surprised with a visit from ‘Eminado’ crooner and Pepsi ambassador, Tiwa Savage, who invited them to a live radio presentation and interview at Cool FM.

At the studio in Victoria Island, the contestants were given the task of writing an advertisement copy and to record a 15-second television commercial. It was a challenging task which stretched their imagination and brought out more creativity in them.
Highpoint of the day was the dinner at Johnny Rocket restaurant, which was a mixture of fun and suspense as the contestants waited for the announcement of the winner of the Television Commercial (TVC) challenge.

Tiwa announced Anthony Akpan (Antwon) as the winner and Paul Enoma (Xolani) as the first runner-up to a thunderous applause by all who were present.

Head of Marketing, Seven-Up Bottling Company, Mr. Norden Thurston presented cash prizes of N50,000 to the two winners. He expressed delight at the enormous talents exhibited by the contestants. “I am quite confident that hopefully Nigeria will have another Tiwa Savage from these six contestants”, Mr. Thurston said.